The student experience in China

The Global Student Experience: An International and Comparative Analysis

Volumn , Issue , 2013, Pages 192-211

  Liu, Shuiyun ^a  

^a BEIJING NORMAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

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EID: 84918929181     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.4324/9780203590164     Document Type: Chapter

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